WHAT THE OTHER COLONIES ARE DOING.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 8702, 22 December 1899, Page 2

WHAT THE OTHER COLONIES ARE DOING.

CAMELS OFFERED FOR ! TRANSPORT. >:• ; ' Sydney, Dec. 21. i The Premier has received a cable from ; Mr Chamberlain notifying the grateful i acceptance of troops. i The Bourke Carrying Company have , offered the Government i'oo camels and •■ 30 attendants for transport purposes in ihe Transvaal. Several of the attendants , iccompanied Lord Roberts iv his famous ' inarch to Kandahar. ' - Melboubne, Deo. 21. i The Government have chartered the < Euryolus to convey troops. ] Adelaide, Deo. 21. ( Mr Barr Smith, a prominent merchant, ' ms given £1000 to purchase horses for I ocal men. . 1 THAT VILLAINOUS TELEGRAM. ] In the Assembly a member asked whether f he Government will find out who sent the \ villainous telegram in reference to the \ lapture of Ladysmith. The Government j egarded the matter as serious, and will t nuke enquiries. t Brisbane, Dec. 21. v Tho Assembly sanctioned the despatch c if troops amid cheers. *] Stdnet, Deo. 22. t (Received Dec. 22, 10.10 a.m.) a Including the A battery, the NewSonth Vales second contingent numbers seven " undred and ten men and thirty officers. ' . The Southern Cross takea five hundred •" len and the majority of the horses, the urrey taking the balance.- Arrangements J* aye also been made for a later ship. The Tasmanian, South Australian, and H lueensland force will be shipped by the °: laori King. All three expect to leave v bout January 15. B Hobaet, Deo. 22. Mr Chamberlain has accepted additional 0 , ■oops. - ■ -p Peeth, Dec 22. A meeting decided to offer the Imperial x> overnment thirty nurses free of charge, A member of the Assembly was amongst tj te volunteers for the war, but he failed „ i the chest measurement. . oJ

OUR SECONDJONTINCENT. A LARGE WEEDING ODT. ;.. Wellington, This day. No less than 159 volunteers for active - lervice in South Africa paraded at the ' hill shed lost night. There was a large jathering of the publio.and great enthusiam ,vas shown. About 70 of the number were mable to pass the tests, some being under weight, some over height, some married, '.ome under age, while several could not pass the chest measurement. The final weeding out resulted in 36 being selected to go into training at Newtown camp. Ihose selected are representative of all the local corps, the Heretaunga having the largest proportion. All the men are ' ,>•* natives of New Zealand. Several officers in various parts of the colony have volunteered, but no selection has yet been mads. The Agent-General wires confirming the statement that Bradford was not killed, but was wounded and taken prisoner. Mr Chamberlain has formally signified - his acceptance of the New Zealand co'ntin- ' gent and guns. Among the officers suggested for the command is Colonel Watt, of Wanganui. The Heretaunga Light Horse have 14 men selected, making 31 from this company in all. Instructions have been sent to the police depots to forward all horses belonging to the force suitable for the contingent. The ' number obtained from this source will not be very large as the animals are mostly o! too big a stamp. Napieb, This day. Twonty members of the Guards and . Rifles have, volunteered for service in South Africa.